The causes of personality disorders are _____
a) childhood abuse.
b) childhood neglect.
c) yet to be identified.
d) genetic and neurodevelopmental.
Answer: c
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Dr. Tomlin is a therapist working from the cognitive perspective. She is likely to describe abnormal behavior in terms of
a. the role of repressed thoughts and beliefs. b. failure to achieve self-actualization. c. classical conditioning. d. the combination of classical and operant conditioning. e. irrational or distorted thinking.
Regarding gender differences in cognitive abilities, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Females and males do not differ in the majority of cognitive abilities. b. Females are more likely than males to suffer from dyslexia. c. Females hold an edge over males in verbal skills like reading, writing, and spelling. d. Males, on average, outperform females in visual-spatial tasks involving the ability to perceive relationships among three-dimensional objects. e. Females, on average, are better skilled at remembering where objects are located.
Pablo is under a lot of stress. His brother, Horatio, on the other hand, is experiencing little stress. Who is most likely to have a greater number of leukocytes in their bloodstream?
a. ?Pablo b. ?Horatio c. ?Peter d. ?Both will have equal numbers.
Cognitive learning involves
a. an association between events or phenomena. b. an association between responses. c. an association between behavior and its consequences. d. internal representations of events in the world.